AP PHOTOS: Afghan women lawmakers fight for rights

In this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 photo, Afghan lawmaker Samia Azizi Sadat from Parwan holds her picture which hangs on the wall among Afghanistan’s 249 parliamentarians in the parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan. In the last elections in 2010, 69 women won seats in Afghanistan’s 249-seat parliament. The next parliamentary vote will be held in 2015, but first are the April 5 presidential and provincial council elections. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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